Ex-Indian expected to back up Frazier

1:55 AM,
Dec. 13, 2012

Third baseman Jack Hannahan has a .234 average in six seasons, all with American League teams.

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John Fay
| The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Reds' flurry of moves this week has pushed the team a bit over budget. The club brass might consider making up the potential red ink by skipping the 2013 winter meetings and saving the travel cost.

For the second straight year, the Reds did nothing at the winter meetings and then promptly made a flurry of moves after returning to town.

The latest? The club agreed to a two-year deal with Jack Hannahan, a baseball source said. The deal, in the works since the meetings, could be announced as soon as today. ...